Attachment GRANT

GRANT

DECISION submitted by XM RADIO

GRANTED WITH CONDITION

2006-08-15

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20060501-00052 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2006050100052_519802

Approved by OMB 3060-0678 Y FCC APPLICATION FOR SPACE AND EARTH STATI0N:MOD OR AMD - MAIN FORM FCC Use Only FCC 3 12 MAIN FORM FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 1-8. Legal Name of Applicant Name: XM Radio Inc. Phone Number: 202-380-4000 DBA Fax Number: 202-380-4500 Name: Street: 1500 Eckington Place, NE E-Mail: Joseph Titlebaum City: Washington State: DC - Country: USA Zipcode: 20002 Attention: joseph.titlebaum@xmradio.com 1

Attachment XM Radio Inc. IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20060501-00052 August 15,2006 The request of XM Radio Inc. (XM Radio) for license modification, IBFS File No. SAT-MOD- 20060501 -00052, IS GRANTED.' Accordingly, XM Radio is authorized to operate its telemetry payload of the XM-1 satellite (Call Sign: S2118) at the 85.2" W.L. orbital location and to use the XM-1 satellite as an in-orbit spare for the XM-3 satellite (currently at 85.1' W.L. orbital location) in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application, this Attachment and the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules. XM Radio IS AUTHORIZED to operate the XM-1 satellite at the 85.2" W.L. orbital location as non- transmitting (except for telemetry transmissions) in-orbit spare for the XM-3 satellite for the duration of the remaining license term of the XM-1 satellite, subsequent to the successful launch of XM-4 to the 115" W.L. orbital location. XM Radio's request for waiver of section 25.1 14(d)(3) of the Commission's rules requiring the provision of antenna gain contours for modification applications IS GRANTED.* Section 25.1 17(d)(l) of the Commission's rules requires applications for modifications of space station authorizations to provide the information specified by section 25.1 14 of the Commission's rules, but only for those items of information that change as a result of the modification r e q ~ e s t .XM ~ Radio states that the S-band and X-band satellite antenna gain contours and coverage area from the 85.2" W.L. orbital location remain the same as those specified in XM's January 2000 modification application4to operate XM-1 at the nominal 85" W.L. orbital 10cation.~Because the XM-1 satellite will only operate telemetry transmissions at 85.2" W.L., and because any changes to the antenna gain contours and coverage areas resulting from a 0.2" change in orbital location would be de minimis, the antenna gain contours previously provided by XM are sufficient to determine whether the modified system meets the Commission's technical requirements. As a result, waiver of section 25.1 14(d)(3) is appropriate in this instance. This grant is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission's rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. 9 0.261, and is effective immediately. XM Radio is afforded thirty days from the date of release of this action to decline this modification authorization as conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the modification authorization as conditioned. ' This request was placed on public notice on Ju rflments wwe filed in response to the public notice. * 47 C.F.R. Q 25.1 14(d)(3). 47 C.F.R. Q 25.1 17(d)(l). See Application of XM Radio hc. for Modifs January 3 1,2000), ' See Technical Appendix, on page 2, 1


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